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CVE-2018-17828
n/a n/a — Directory traversal vulnerability in ZZIPlib 0.13.69 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a ..
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L N R U N H N 5.5 .0154 74.5 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
n/a n/a – —
TIMELINE
Sep 30 Reserved by mitre
Oct 1 Published (CNA: mitre)
Oct 15 ENRICHED — CVE-2018-17828. Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
Oct 15 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2018-17828. Public exploit reference added.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in ZZIPlib 0.13.69 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a zip file, because of the function unzzip_cat in the bins/unzzipcat-mem.c file.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| September 30, 2018 | Reserved | Reserved by mitre |
| October 1, 2018 | Published | Published (CNA: mitre) |
| October 15, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2018-17828. Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
| October 15, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2018-17828. Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| n/a | n/a | — | n/a | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2018-17828 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.
